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. >> well, some local governments had even higher taxes in the bay area. taxes in el cerrito and union city are now at 9.5%. >>> 5:50 now. marijuana clubs are starting to pop up in the state of colorado. at least two have opened up less than a month after the governor signed into law a constitution amendment allowing recreational marijuana use. one: 00 says 200 people -- one club says 200 people have already signed up and paying the $30 admission fee. they have to bring their own drugs. as long as it's not sold, it's legal in colorado. where do they get it? >> let's not ask. >>> if you partied hard last night we have the magic veggie to cure your hangover. we'll tell you about that. >> maybe your new year's resolution is hitting the gym. meet a couple that plans to run a marathon every day this year. wow. >> you're going to meet them. ,, ,,,, new years clutter is no match for someone with big ideas. with a new project in mind, some how-to knowledge to give us an edge, and more savings down every aisle. it only takes a few twists and turns for those bright
. >> well, some local governments had even higher taxes in the bay area. taxes in el cerrito and union city are now at 9.5%. >>> 5:50 now. marijuana clubs are starting to pop up in the state of colorado. at least two have opened up less than a month after the governor signed into law a constitution amendment allowing recreational marijuana use. one: 00 says 200 people -- one club says 200 people have already signed up and paying the $30 admission fee. they have to bring their own...
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but others want to see government spending put in check. >> the president is doing nothing about the addiction of his administration he has to spending. he is the "spender-in-chief." >> reporter: president obama says he is willing to do that. >> i offered over a trillion dollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of increased revenue. >> the senate stands in recess. >> reporter: the senate reconvenes at 11 a.m. so as americans celebrate the beginning of 2013, they may wake up wishing it were 2012 when they had more money in their pockets. i'm andrew spencer reporting. >>> just to clarify, the mid into the deadline is 9:00 our time. if the deadline comes and goes, there could still be some wiggle room if the president and lawmakers appear to be working toward an agreement. the tax hikes and spending cuts could be held at bay for a few weeks, then could be repealed retroactively once the deal is reached. you can keep tabs on the fiscal talks anytime by logging on to our website, cbssf.com. >>> congressional leaders did show yesterday they
but others want to see government spending put in check. >> the president is doing nothing about the addiction of his administration he has to spending. he is the "spender-in-chief." >> reporter: president obama says he is willing to do that. >> i offered over a trillion dollars in additional spending cuts so that we would have $2 of spending cuts for every $1 of increased revenue. >> the senate stands in recess. >> reporter: the senate reconvenes at 11...
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the syrian government is ready to talk with its opponents. now russian's foreign minister is calling on syria to make good on the offer. they are working with egyptian diplomats. russia expects to meet a senior american diplomat next month on the issue. >>> "stormin' norman has died. retired general norman schwartzkopf died of complications from pneumonia. he spent his entire life in the military. in vietnam, he rescued a wounded soldier by marking land mines with shaving cream. he later commanded the american- led coalition in the first iraq war. schwartzkopf was 78. >>> 5:37 now. police say a police officer who lives in antioch returned to his home to find three burglars inside the house. it happened on wednesday night. the officer tried to chase the suspects but stopped when one of them fired a shot into the air. apparently with a gun stolen from that officer's home. >> it appears to be random. like many cities in the bay area, our residential burglaries are on the rise and have been for quite some time. >> last month an officer in brentwo
the syrian government is ready to talk with its opponents. now russian's foreign minister is calling on syria to make good on the offer. they are working with egyptian diplomats. russia expects to meet a senior american diplomat next month on the issue. >>> "stormin' norman has died. retired general norman schwartzkopf died of complications from pneumonia. he spent his entire life in the military. in vietnam, he rescued a wounded soldier by marking land mines with shaving cream....
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there are no boundaries on the internet but governments and legislation still has them. laws in the u.s. don't apply to a hacking group in germany, for example. >> talk about the bigger issue. cyber security in general, because as you know leon panetta said earlier this year the next pearl harbor might be through cyber warfare. >> yeah. >> is this something that at this point people recognize? is the problem getting worse or better? >> the potential for a major strike, this pearl harbor idea he's put out there, that is not hyperbole. this could be the most efficient ay for those who want to strike our government and society or any other because it doesn't require the physical manifestations of previous terrorism where you have to go disrupt infrastructure take over aircraft do physical destruction. you can stay in your own country, reach out for almost no cost, and deploy software that can bring down utilities, hospitals. worst of all, it could squirrel financial markets. i don't think anything is a higher risk than the ability of going after financial markets and subtly
there are no boundaries on the internet but governments and legislation still has them. laws in the u.s. don't apply to a hacking group in germany, for example. >> talk about the bigger issue. cyber security in general, because as you know leon panetta said earlier this year the next pearl harbor might be through cyber warfare. >> yeah. >> is this something that at this point people recognize? is the problem getting worse or better? >> the potential for a major strike,...
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you have to essentially apply, get permission to sue the government for things. you have a year to do that. so you have a lot of time to do that. so does he have a right do it? yeah. is it the right thing to do? a lot of people as we've heard are looking at this saying people who gave their lives to save these children are part of the governmental entity here. is this the right thing to be doing now. >> and he says he's representing a 6-year-old who survived the attack but has been subject to emotional pain and suffering, right? >> exactly. and, you know if you were going to see lawsuits filed, i think most people would expect you'd see them filed on behalf of those whose children died. that's another fact. we don't want to diminish what the survivors are going go through for the rest of their lives here just a horrendous episode but think that's another factor we're seeing people comment about in terms of is it the right thing to do now. >> as you point out, jack there's a lot of outrage. ultimate lay that outrage doesn't affect anything legally. >> good point.
you have to essentially apply, get permission to sue the government for things. you have a year to do that. so you have a lot of time to do that. so does he have a right do it? yeah. is it the right thing to do? a lot of people as we've heard are looking at this saying people who gave their lives to save these children are part of the governmental entity here. is this the right thing to be doing now. >> and he says he's representing a 6-year-old who survived the attack but has been...
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unfortunately, you know today the average american doesn't realize that there's 40% of government services that they're not paying for. only one-third of medicare is paid for by those people who actually use it and because there's been this charade going on, where the left and right basically have conspired together to shield the american people from the true cost of government, we really don't have any constituency here to help reduce spending because we have not dealt with that issue, there's been no progress on the entitlement spending this is unfortunately going to carry on to the debt ceiling debate and what that means is every american is going to be harmed because the economy is not going to be what it should be. so because we have lacked the courage to face up to deal with these issues we here in washington are going to hurt the american economy we're going to hurt americans at every level, and to me it's just a travesty that we've not been willing to deal with this issue when for the last two years, jeff we have known this time is coming. no congress has been more prepared to deal
unfortunately, you know today the average american doesn't realize that there's 40% of government services that they're not paying for. only one-third of medicare is paid for by those people who actually use it and because there's been this charade going on, where the left and right basically have conspired together to shield the american people from the true cost of government, we really don't have any constituency here to help reduce spending because we have not dealt with that issue, there's...